Information Officer in Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ridhiwani Wema
Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam on Monday Information
Officer in Ministry of Labor and Employment Ridhiwani Wema said that the
employments were created between July and September this year.
“The jobs created include 3,657 employments from the government
which is equivalent to 2.6% while 135,704 were offered by the private
sector which is 97.4% of the increased job availabilities,” he said.
He explained that employment rate in the private sector has been
growing steadily between 2011 and 2012 corresponding to the growth of
the economy.
“In 2011 to 2012 a total of 250 678 employments were created and
the economy grew at 6.4% while in 2012 to 2013, a total of 274,030
employments were created while the economic growth was 6.7 per cent,” he
said.
“In 2013 to 2014, 408,756 employments have been produced and the economic growth is 7.0%.,” he added.
Wema also noted that in 2014 to 2015 a total of 560,000 employments
were created in the private sector and “this shows that the employments
opportunities are increasing in the country” he said.
He added that in 2013 to 2014 the private sector, the big employer,
offered a total of 408,756 employment opportunities thanks to growing
private investments.
Wema mentioned the private investment to include , small and medium
enterprises which offered 7,192 jobs representing 1.6% of jobs
created, investment through SEZ and EPZ offered 26,381 jobs
representing 6% of job offers.
Also, investment through TIC which produced 149,594 employments
equal to 34.2% of jobs created, the communication sector created about
13,619 employments equal to 3.1% and other sectors combined produced
240,147 employments equal to 55% of jobs created this year.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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